Jaipur: After multiple missed deadlines and months of back and forth on an issue that triggered strong judicial reprimand, the state govt Monday finally submitted a detailed timeline before the Rajasthan High Court for conducting the long-delayed panchayat and urban local body elections.According to the govt’s submission before the court, the polls are to be…
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court Thursday directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to finalise the schedule for panchayat and urban local bodies elections by July 20, expressing strong displeasure over the continued delay despite earlier court orders.A division bench of Acting Chief Justice Sanjeev Prakash Sharma and Justice Sanjeet Purohit, hearing a contempt petition filed…
Prayagraj: The Allahabad high court on Monday adjourned for six weeks the hearing on a petition seeking directions to hold gram pradhan elections in Uttar Pradesh after the state informed the court that a similar matter is pending before the Lucknow bench of the HC.The order was passed by Justice Saurabh Shyam Shamshery while hearing…
PRAYAGRAJ: Observing that elected gram pradhans cannot be allowed to continue functioning as administrators indefinitely, the Allahabad high court on Thursday directed the Uttar Pradesh govt to specify a timeline for conducting panchayat elections in the state.Calling state authorities to file a counter affidavit, the court observed that under Article 243E, the term of the…
Jaipur: Refusing to grant a lengthy extension of the deadline for conducting the long-pending Panchayati Raj and urban local body (ULB) elections in the state, the Rajasthan High Court Friday directed the State Election Commission (SEC) to complete the entire election process by July 31. The court also ordered that delimitation and revision of electoral…
